CG67802 - Reliefs: employee-ownership trusts: statute
Throughout this manual, all legislative references are to (“TCGA92�) unless otherwise stated.
The relief was introduced through S290 and Schedule 37 Finance Act 2014 (FA14). The rules for relief are in S236H to S236U TCGA92and Sch37, Para 3, FA14 which cover the subjects listed below. The legislation was then amended in Finance Act 2025.
Section 236HÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Outline of the principal relief
Section 236IÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý    The ‘trading requirementâ€� for C
Section 236JÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý    The ‘all-employee benefit requirementâ€� for the settlement acquiring the shares
Section 236KÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý   Provisions about the ‘equality requirementâ€� in the previous section
Section 236LÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý    Cases in which ‘all-employee benefit requirementâ€� is treated as met
Section 236LAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The ‘trustee independence requirementâ€�
Section 236MÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý   The ‘controlling interest requirementâ€� for the settlement acquiring the shares
Section 236NÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý   The ‘limited participation requirementâ€�
Section 236OÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý   ‘Disqualifying eventsâ€� in the tax year following the tax year in which a disposal took place, which prevent the relief from applying
Section 236PÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý    ‘Disqualifying eventsâ€�, which trigger a deemed disposal and reacquisition by the trustees of the settlement
Section 236QÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Relief for deemed disposals under TCGA92/S71
Section 236RÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý   ‘Disqualifying eventsâ€� in the tax year following the tax year in which a deemed disposal under section 236Q took place, which prevent the relief from applying
Section 236SÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Â Identification of shares
Section 236TÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Â Further provisions about significant and controlling interests
Section 236UÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Interpretation
Sch 37, Para 3ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Transitional provisions, which affect the terms or the application of the following sub-sections of TCGA92
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â S236H(4)(b), (4)(c)(ii), (5) and (8)
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â S236N(1) and (3)
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â S236O
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â S236P(1), (2) and (3)
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â S236Q(7)
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â S236R